Archive: August, 2012

August 22, 2012 IMG guide Greg Vernovage called on the sat phone to report that the team was successful reaching the 21,200 foot summit of Illimani and are now back to the high camp. The weather was good and they had a nice climb. Now they are packing up their tents and gear and will […]

August 22, 2012 View Larger Map Phil called in to report that the team made it to Terskol. And despite having to turn around on the upper mountain yesterday they’re having a blast and are headed back uphill to do a little ice climbing today. The team is doing great and enjoying their last couple […]

August 22, 2012 Carstensz Pyramid is truly a unique and desirable adventure. It is what I imagine the previous generation of climbing expeditions were like. Things usually have the potential to go sideways, and you never know what type of obstacle you will face the next day. Our adventure began not at the trail head, […]

August 20, 2012 Phil called in to report at 3pm his time on Monday. They have been hammered by the weather and still no attempt on the summit yet. Tonight they’ll take a last look, and if lucky, they’ll go for it. If not, they’ll be forced to descend to the valley and the hotel […]

August 20, 2012 IMG guide Greg Vernovage reports that the second part of the Bolivia expedition is underway. After the good acclimatization from Alpamayo and Huayna Potosi, a nice rest back in LaPaz enjoying showers and good food, the team is now heading for Illimani. This beautiful mountain is clearly visible from LaPaz, towering about […]

August 19, 2012 Jenni and Luke have returned from Ecuador…with some good stories! You might remember their previous post “How To Prepare For The Knife” which describes how they got to Ecuador in the first place. Or you might remember reading “How To Make A Mean Chicken Salad” their story from Ecuador last year. Either […]

August 17, 2012 As you know, we had awesome success once again on Pequeno Alpamayo. This year was a little different – we had an even better day than last year on top. A good bit of time spent snapping photos with no gloves on and views to match. Moving forward to Huayna Potosi. After […]

August 17, 2012 IMG guide Matt Farmer sent these photos from the summit of Mont Blanc early this morning (France time). He is one of the guides on a private Mont Blanc trip training and climbing out of Chamonix this week. The weather looks awesome. They will spend the night at the Gouter Hut this […]

August 16, 2012 What better way to end a long day of training than to sit down to a relaxing meal with your comrades. After another night spent in Terskol, the crew will kick off the climb with a tram and ski lift to the Barrels Hut on Elbrus followed by a hike to their […]

August 16, 2012 IMG guide Max Bunce reports that the Kili team wrapped up their safari today at Ngorongoro and managed to have some excellent lion viewing “up close and personal”. Everyone seems to have survived, so I’m figuring that they stayed in the vehicle and the lion stayed on the ground. Now they are […]